Is there something wrong with me or is there anyone else who can't cope with Strictly

How bloody patronising and rude you are!
Being retired and having more headspace doesn't equate to being glued to mindless dross and celebrity gossip as we get older.

@AlexaMachesca thank you for voicing my inner thoughts. Or should I say THANK YOU!!!

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I've tried to watch a few times - not so much this year - because I do love music and dancing basically. But I so agree that it's over the top and Claudia W. particularly gets on my tits. Maybe with new presenters it might be a bit better?

Around 6 million people care

That's exactly what we do. It's much quicker and more enjoyable.

Well, that’s patently not true, is it?

Second big problem is the sentimentality, which they ladle on with a giant spoon.

This is exactly why I can’t stand it. It’s just dancing, they all need to calm down!

I enjoy the actual dancing, it's also nice to hear a live band and singers, although that's often ruined by the moronic clapping along. So it's recorded here too and selectively watched, minus screaming and lots of judges' inanities.

I don’t watch it because of the crying, the gushing, the insincerity and the same boring questions over and over again. I quite like the dancing but that’s overshadowed by the sickly sentimentality.

I saw somewhere online maybe here maybe facebook someone claiming to be in tears and very emotional because it was Tess and Claudia's last episode. I actually felt a bit sad that someone's weekends enjoyment depends so heavily on a TV show. But were all different I guess.

Ive never understood the hype. Its cheap fodder for TV. Its gone the same way XFactor and BGT went. Loud crass corny with some exaggerated emotional bullshit chucked in.

Trued watching it once - found it boring so never watched it again. To me, these types of Saturday eve shows (dancing, singing etc) had their day ages ago.

That bit where they all stand around in the background waiting for the couple who have just danced to get their scores. All gurning and fighting for the most attention, like some horrible mass stage school audition. Awful lot!

I loved it years ago too.

To be fair some of the professionals are really great. I loved Vito last year, his energy is fantastic, I just don’t think anyone could be sad around him.

I used to watch it religiously with my DGM as a child/teen, back in the day with Brucey and Len. Always greatly enjoyed it but stopped watching until last year when I thought I’d give it another shot because I knew who most of the celebs were and liked a couple of them. Enjoyed it to be honest- still as corny and camp as ever.

Then this year rolled around and I literally didn’t know a single ‘celebrity’ other than Dani Dyer but just because of her Dad, then she pulled out anyway. There’s usually one or two I know on any celeb special but I just didn’t know any. I’m only 32 so either I live under a rock or they weren’t actually famous this year.

We need a badge for all those discerning people like us who avoid these amateur things like the plague, dancing, painting, baking and the rest. The word Celebrity also crosses 95% of programmes off my list though I did enjoy Traitors, many because the majority did have real talents, other than being on other 'reality' programmes.

5000 sequins sewn on by the woman's ancient Granny! It's not just SCD though, the need to scream and shriek ruins so many programmes.

Agree.. I can’t stand how they go on about how their‘ journey’ has been life changing and they’re always crying!

I have not watched strictly since len left and bruce as well I used to love it at one point all the professional dancers I used to love Ola karen and jordon all left it's never the same. I remember Karen doing the samba she was just amazing. Now I hardly ever know the names of the professional dancers or who is the celebrity dancers trained dancers I find it really boring now. I really miss Arline and bruce and len Goodman

Used to like it. Last few years not so much. I just watch the dances and scoring now. The in between nonsense i usually scroll through mumsnet. Last nights final was excruciating with all the shrieking and crying. Lets hope next series gets a complete revamp along with the new presenters. If its the same old crap I'm going to call it a day.

Drives me mad. The screeching, the blubbering over nothing, even when they are reading out the phone numbers it's loud and lairy. Liked it better back in the early years.

@AlexaMachesca

I'm with you. Can't stand the show, and never seen the appeal. It needs shelving IMO. Especially with all the scandal around it.

I watch it and really enjoy the dancing. The whooping throughout the dancing really got me down last year, but I noticed this year that some of them didn't have it - the slow ones maybe. So it was a bit better. But yes, it's sensory overload.

There's also an awful lot of repetition of the questions. (What would you like to say to your dance partner? etc) I stopped watching It Takes Two for that reason. But it's entertaining enough to keep me hooked. I shall be sorry if they ruin it with the wrong presenters.

I watched it for years. Was semi detached last year & this year i haven’t bothered. It’s had its day now. Too much controversy.

I like watching the dancing. I can't stand the weeping and wailing. Carlos was ridiculous this series with his constant crying.

Last night was sooooo drawn out. All the sentimentality, the fawning, the OTT components (and lack of any actual helpful criticism), the repetition… I fast forwarded a lot.

I must be deranged as I've never seen it or I'm a Z-lister Celebrity.